Flexicoking is a refinery process designed to convert high boiling petroleum fractions into more valuable light hydrocarbons, low sulphur fuel gas and coke in line with market requirements. The Flexicoking is a fluid bed process developed from the basic principles of FCC (Fluid Catalytic Cracking) technology, with close integration of endothermic (cracking, coking, or gasification) and exothermic (coke burning) reactions.
Reference Definition by EIA: Flexicoking is a thermal cracking process which converts heavy hydrocarbons such as crude oil, oil sands bitumen, and distillation residues into light hydrocarbons. A Feedstock can be any flowable hydrocarbons including those containing high concentrations of sulphur and metals.
Related Definitions in the Project: The Plant and Process Unit
